Restorative effects of virtual nature settings

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 503-512

  Valtchanov, Deltcho ^a   Barton, Kevin R ^a   Ellard, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL SCIENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958170746     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0308     Document Type: Article

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